Lesser Vasa Parrot

When to see the Lesser Vasa Parrot

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Lesser Vasa Parrot

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Lesser Vasa Parrot

The lesser vasa parrot or black parrot is a black coloured parrot endemic to most of Madagascar. It is one of four species of vasa parrots, the others being the greater vasa parrot, the Seychelles black parrot, and the Comoros black parrot. The latter two were formerly considered conspecific with the lesser vasa parrot.

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Easily confused with

Greater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasaThe greater vasa parrot's breeding season is uncertain, but is probably between October and December. Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyiThe Seychelles black parrot is entirely dark grey-brown except for greyish undertail-coverts; the dark bill becomes paler during the breeding season. Comoro Black ParrotCoracopsis sibilansThe Comoros black parrot is a medium-sized parrot endemic to the Comoros.